Category Archives: Crisis Management

Kashmir has been in a state of violence for almost two decades now. People, inside and outside Kashmir, have the desire to create conditions for peace and communal harmony but unfortunately there is still a lot to achieve. Of course, … Continue reading →

The extent of crowd participation in a crowdsourcing implementation is one of the most important determinants of its potential success. It’s widely argued that greater the crowd participation, the more likely the crowdsourcing implementation will be useful. By crowd participation … Continue reading →

The framework above explains the benefits IT adoption has brought to the domain of crisis management. Crisis management is a multifaceted and complex domain and therefore, it is natural that many organizations are a part of it. In the sphere … Continue reading →

Currently, I am interning with Ushahidi. It has been an enlightening experience so far. One of the intriguing issues which I came across during a discussion with Sarah George was the low response rate of the feedback forms sent to … Continue reading →

A look into history points an important fact that whenever there has been a need to fundamentally alter the social, economic, political fabric of the society, people across various stratas of society collaborated (often cooperated) to bring that change. Gandhi’s … Continue reading →

It is one of the posts I am very pleased to write about because of two reasons. Firstly, in this post I use the Crowdsourcing Critical Success Factor Model (CCSFM) to draw some implications for a specific case of an … Continue reading →

I am enjoying the experience of working for Ushahidi these days. My previous knowledge about crowdsourcing and Ushahidi was mostly limited to the research papers and articles. However, with this internship I am sure that I will be able to … Continue reading →